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Command & Colors Napoleonics 1 Game Design by Richard Borg 3rd Edition RULES OF PLAY © 2012 & 2016 GMT Games, LLC 2 Command & Colors Napoleonics The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy’s. - Napoleon 1. INTRODUCTION Small Blocks Medium Blocks Rectangular Blocks 18 x 18 x 8 mm 22 x 22 x 8 mm 22 x 28 x 8 mm Commands & Colors: Napoleonics is not overly complex by design. It is based on the highly successful Commands & Colors • All infantry blocks are 18x18x8mm in size. game system, where the Command cards drive movement while • All cavalry blocks are 22x22x8mm in size. creating a “fog of war.” The battle dice resolve combat quickly • All artillery blocks are 22x28x8mm in size and are placed so and efficiently. Commands & Colors: Napoleonics introduces the 28mm edge runs horizontally. many new game concepts which add historical depth and will • All leader blocks are 22x28x8mm in size and are placed so provide even the most veteran Commands & Color player many the 28mm edge runs vertically. new experiences and challenges. Battlefield Game Board The scale of the game fluctuates, which allows players to ef- The battlefield game board (hereafter referred to as the battlefield) fectively portray epic Napoleonic battles, as well as smaller is a hex grid, 13 hexes wide by 9 hexes deep. The battlefield is historical actions. In some scenarios, an infantry unit may rep- divided into three sections by two dotted lines, giving each player resent an entire division, while in others a unit may represent a Left Flank Section, a Center Section and a Right Flank Section. a single regiment or battalion. The Napoleonic tactics you will Where the dotted line cuts through a hex, the hex is considered need to execute to gain victory conform remarkably well to the to be part of both the flank section and the center section. advantages and limitations inherent to the various Napoleonic National Armies of the day and the battlefield terrain features on which they fought. Baseline Hexes The battles showcased in the scenario book focus on the histori- cal confrontation between the English and French armies. The stylized battlefield maps emphasize the important terrain features and highlight the historical deployment of forces in scale with the game system. Welcome and Enjoy! —Richard Borg Lateral Edge Lateral Edge 2. CONTENTS Baseline Hexes 5 Sheets of Tiles, Tracks, and Counters (56 double-sided Terrain Tiles, 2 Infantry in Square tracks, Infantry Square counters Note: Left Flank Section, Center Section and Right Flank Section and Victory Banner counters). will often simply be denoted as section or sections in these rules. 70 Command cards Terrain Tiles 8 Battle dice The Terrain Tiles represent a wide range of terrain features and 6 Block and Dice Label sheets are placed on the battlefield to recreate the historical scenario. 6 Player Aid Cards (1 French National Unit Reference Card, 1 Terrain rules are explained in detail in the Terrain rule section. British/Portuguese Unit Reference Card, 2 Terrain Tile Effects Command Cards Cards, and 2 List of Section and Tactics Cards). Units may only move or battle when given an order. Command 1 Rule Book cards are used to order your troops to move, battle, or do some- 1 Scenario Booklet containing 15 battle scenarios thing special. For a description of all the Command cards, see 340 Blocks: dark blue French units, red British units and brown Command Card rule section. Portuguese units, comprising: Battle Dice 193 small dark blue, red and brown blocks for infantry units Each battle die has six blank indented sides that will require (including 13 spare blocks) stickers. Each die should have the following stickers placed on 87 medium dark blue, red and brown blocks for cavalry its indented faces: two Infantry symbols, one Cavalry symbol, (including 10 spare blocks) one Artillery symbol, one Flag symbol, and one Saber symbol. 60 rectangular dark blue, red and brown blocks for leaders • Infantry: black symbol on blue background and artillery (including 12 spare blocks) • Cavalry: black symbol on yellow background © 2012 & 2016 GMT Games, LLC Command & Colors Napoleonics 3 • Artillery: black symbol on red background Line and militia infantry, light cavalry (Light, Light Guard and • Flag: white symbol on black background Light Lancers) and foot artillery (Foot and Guard Foot) classes of • Sabers: white symbol on black background units are differentiated by the absence of any identifying icon. Applying the Stickers: Apply appropriate unit stickers to the Sabers Flag fronts and backs of the blocks for each unit. Place the British unit labels on the red blocks, the Portuguese unit labels on the brown blocks and French unit labels on the dark blue blocks. We suggest that you separate the blocks by color, then sort blocks by size. Start with the British units. Pull out 36 small red blocks. Find the British Line Infantry stickers on sheet 3 of 6. Peel and Cavalry Infantry Artillery place a sticker on the front and back on the 36 small red blocks. When you run out of the 36 blocks, move on to the British Light National Unit Reference Card Infantry. Pull out 10 small red blocks. Find the British Light Infantry stickers on sheet 4 of 6. Peel and place stickers on the Each of the major powers that fought in the Wars of Napoleon front and back on the 10 small red blocks. When you run out will have a National Unit Reference Card. of 10 blocks, move on to the British Rifle Light Infantry units A National Unit Reference Card details: that need 6 blocks. Keep going in this fashion until all the Brit- ish units are completed. Then move on to the Portuguese units • The unit types and map set up codes. brown blocks, and then to the French units using the dark blue • Sticker art portraying each listed unit. blocks. It will take a little time but it will be worth the effort! A • The number of blocks that are deployed in a unit. few extra blocks and stickers are supplied as spares. Note: Not all nations had the same organization therefore the Infantry in Square Track and Counters number of blocks for a specific unit type may differ. The two infantry in square tracks and the numbered counters • The unit’s movement in hexes. are used to track infantry units that have formed square on the • Unit specific Battle Dice Modifications plus Command card battlefield. Dice Modifications. • Morale Modifications. • National Notes Units and Leaders Each unit is composed of a certain number of blocks. The num- ber of blocks in a unit may vary by unit type and Nation and is detailed on the National Unit Reference Card. A General, Marshal or Field officer of any rank (hereafter referred to as a leader) is represented by one rectangular block. A single Leader block is not considered a unit. Units Visual Identification Aids French British The following unit class icons found on unit blocks will assist In Square In Square players in set-up and unit recognition. Victory Banner Counters Flaming grenade icon: Grenadier infantry: upper left These 18 Victory Banner counters will track a player’s quest or right of each sticker for the following unit types - for victory. Grenadier, Guard Grenadier, Old Guard Bugle icon: Light infantry: upper left or right of each sticker for the following unit types - Light, Rifle Light, Guard Light and Young Guard Cavalry helmet icon: Heavy cavalry: upper left or right French British of each sticker for the following unit types - Heavy, Victory Banner Victory Banner Guard Heavy, Heavy Cuirassier Horse artillery: upper left or right of each sticker for the following unit types - Horse artillery, Guard horse artillery © 2012 & 2016 GMT Games, LLC 4 Command & Colors Napoleonics © 2012 & 2016 GMT Games, LLC Command & Colors Napoleonics 5 3. SETTING UP A GAME 4. OBJECT OF THE GAME 1. Select a battle from the scenario booklet. The object of the game is to be the first to capture a set number of Victory Banners (usually 5 to 9), depending on the selected PLAY NOTE: If this is your first game of Commands & Colors: battle scenario’s victory conditions. Napoleonics, we recommend that you set up and play the first battle in the Scenario Booklet—Rolica (French First Position) 17 August A Victory Banner is gained for each enemy leader or enemy unit 1808, which is designed to introduce you to the basics of Napoleonic entirely eliminated. When the last block of a unit, or a leader, is warfare and the scenario will give you and your opponent a chance eliminated, collect one Victory Banner. In some scenarios, cap- to master many of the game’s basic play elements. turing certain terrain hexes or accomplishing other battle-specific 2. Place the board in the center of the table. Each scenario speci- objectives can win additional Victory Banners. fies which army is at the top and bottom of the battlefield, and Victory is achieved the instant the last Victory Banner required players should sit on the side closest to the army they will com- is gained. mand. Hand each player the applicable National Unit Reference Card. Each player also takes an infantry in square track and a set A word about multi-player games: Commands & Colors: Na- of infantry in square counters numbered 1-4. Place the track and poleonics is introduced here as a two-player (or two-team) game, the counters near your side of the battlefield. with each side leading one or more warring Nations.
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